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Table 2

75th and 50th percentile values for pediatric of age group (> 1–5) years. Minimum and maximum values are also compared with those of SNMMI and EANM values.

Exam Pat No. Min (MBq) Max (MBq) DRLs (75th percentile) AD (50th percentile) UK EANM (EANM, 2008) USA SNMMIa (MBq) (SNMMI, 2018)
Min. (MBq) Max. (MBq)
Tc-99m pertechnetate (for thyroid imaging) 37 37 74 67 52 10 20 16
Tc-99m DTPA 63 37 106 96 76 24 62
Tc-99m HIDA 75 74 148 136 105 20 47 19
Tc-99m DMSA 61 111 185 164 142 18 30 19
F-18 FDG (whole body) 32 70 95 82 79 24 62 22
a

Minimum activity based on the minimum weight of the distribution of weights of that age group.

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